Mechanically Strong Janus Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/Graphene Oxide Hydrogels as Thermo-responsive Soft Robots

Simple preparation of stimuli-responsive hydrogels with good mechanical properties and mild stimuliresponsiveness is essential for their applications as smart soft robots.Mechanically strong Janus poly(Nisopropylacrylamide)/graphene oxide (PNIPAM/GO) nanocomposite hydrogels with stimuli-responsive bending behaviors are prepared through a simple one-step method by using molds made of a Teflon plate and a glass plate.Residual oxygen in the air bubbles on the Teflon plate surface affects the polymerization and hence the cross-linking density,leading to the different swelling/deswelling rates of the two sides of the gels.Therefore,the hydrogels exhibit bending/unbending behaviors upon heating/cooling in water.The incorporation of GO nanosheets dramatically enhances the mechanical properties of Janus hydrogels.Meanwhile,the photo-responsive property of the GO nanosheets also imparts the hydrogels with remotecontrollable deformation under IR irradiation.The application of the Janus PNIPAM/GO hydrogels as thermo-responsive grippers is demonstrated.     

Catalytic chain transfer polymerization of isobutylene: The role of nucleophilic impurities

Fast polymerization of isobutylene (IB) initiated by tert‐butyl chloride using ethylaluminum dichloride·bis(2‐chloroethyl) ether complex (T. Rajasekhar, J. Emert, R. Faust, Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 2852) was drastically slowed down in the presence of impurities, such as propionic acid, acetone, methanol, and acetonitrile. The effect of impurities on the polymerization rate was neutralized by using two different approaches. First, addition of a small amount of iron trichloride (FeCl₃) scavenged the impurity and formed an insoluble · impurity complex in hexanes. The polymerization rate and exo‐olefin content were virtually identical to that obtained in the absence of impurities. Heterogeneous phase scavenger (FeCl₃) exhibited better performance than homogenous phase scavengers. In the second approach, conducting the polymerization in wet hexanes, the fast polymerization of IB was retained in the presence of impurities with a slight decrease in exo‐olefin content. ¹H NMR studies suggest that nucleophilic impurities are protonated in the presence of water, and thereby neutralized. Mechanistic studies suggest that the rate constant of activation (k_a), rate constant of propagation (k_p), and rate constant of β‐proton elimination (k_tr) are not affected by the presence of impurities. To account for the retardation of polymerization in the presence of impurities, delay of proton transfer to monomer in the chain transfer step is proposed. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017 , 55, 3697–3704     

Simple and rapid surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy assay for safranine T and its application in highly sensitive determination of mercury (Ⅱ)

A simple and sensitive surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) method for the detection of safranine T (ST) and Hg²⁺ using silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as substrate was developed. ST can absorb on the surface of AgNPs through electrostatic interaction, the electromagnetic effect combined with chemical adsorption effect give a notable Raman enhancement for ST. The presence of Hg²⁺ well decreased the absorbed ST molecules on AgNPs, leading to a significant decrease of SERS signals thus enabling to detect Hg²⁺. The determination conditions for SERS, including the amount of AgNPs, the concentration of NaCl, the concentration of HCl, the concentration of ST and the reaction time, were optimised. Under the optimised experimental conditions, good linear responses were obtained for ST and Hg²⁺ in the concentration ranges of 0.01–4.0 μmol L^?1 (3.5–1403.4 ng mL^?1) and 0.01–2.0 μmol L^?1 (2.0–401.2 ng mL^?1), the limit of detection were 3.0 nmol L^?1 (1.1 ng mL^?1) and 2.0 nmol L^?1 (0.4 ng mL^?1), respectively. The present method was subsequently applied to the determination of ST in tomato sauces and Hg²⁺ in environmental waters, the recoveries of ST and Hg²⁺ in spiked samples are 95.5–107.8% and 91.4–110.8 %, respectively.     

吡啶/喹啉单亚胺镍(Ⅱ)配合物的合成及液体聚丁二烯的制备

金属配合物中引入侧臂软电子给体膦或硫是提高配合物催化性能的有效途径。本文合成了一系列吡啶/喹啉单亚胺NNP三齿Ni(Ⅱ)配合物(2a~2d),采用傅里叶变换红外光谱、元素分析及单晶衍射对配合物进行了表征。配合物2a为方形锥体构型,配合物2d为三角双锥构型。该系列配合物在倍半乙基氯化铝(EASC)活化下,催化合成了数均相对分子质量为4200~7700、顺-1,4结构的摩尔分数在74.5%~79.9%的液体聚丁二烯。催化活性随着聚合温度的升高而提高。在90℃时,催化体系仍有很高的聚合活性,聚丁二烯的收率达到85.9%,表明其具有高的热稳定性。     

Advanced solvent signal suppression for the acquisition of 1D and 2D NMR spectra of Scotch Whisky

A simple and robust solvent suppression technique that enables acquisition of high‐quality 1D ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra of alcoholic beverages on cryoprobe instruments was developed and applied to acquire NMR spectra of Scotch Whisky. The method uses 3 channels to suppress signals of water and ethanol, including those of ¹³C satellites of ethanol. It is executed in automation allowing high throughput investigations of alcoholic beverages. On the basis of the well‐established 1D nuclear Overhauser spectroscopy (NOESY) solvent suppression technique, this method suppresses the solvent at the beginning of the pulse sequence, producing pure phase signals minimally affected by the relaxation. The developed solvent suppression procedure was integrated into several homocorrelated and heterocorrelated 2D NMR experiments, including 2D correlation spectroscopy (COSY), 2D total correlation spectroscopy (TOCSY), 2D band‐selective TOCSY, 2D J‐resolved spectroscopy, 2D ¹H, ¹³C heteronuclear single‐quantum correlation spectroscopy (HSQC), 2D ¹H, ¹³C HSQC‐TOCSY, and 2D ¹H, ¹³C heteronuclear multiple‐bond correlation spectroscopy (HMBC). A 1D chemical‐shift‐selective TOCSY experiments was also modified. The wealth of information obtained by these experiments will assist in NMR structure elucidation of Scotch Whisky congeners and generally the composition of alcoholic beverages at the molecular level.     

苯并咪唑基铜配位聚合物定向合成子代配合物：小分子配体取代反应及配合物晶体结构

由配合物作前驱体(简称:前驱体配合物)来制备子代配合物是配合物定向合成的有效方法之一。与一般的有机配体相比,前驱体配合物拥有特定的、相对稳定的结构骨架,并且在一定的反应条件下能够与有机配体之间进行定向自组装,形成具有预期结构的配合物,同时还能把自己的结构特征"遗传"给子代配合物。本论文选择一个一维长链铜配合物{[Cu(bbbm)(CH_3COO)_2]·(CH_3OH)_2}n(Q)[bbbm=1,1’-(1,4-丁基)-二-(1-H-苯并咪唑)]作为前驱体配合物,通过小分子配体的取代、加成反应获得了一个新的子代配合物[Cu(bbbm)(N_3)_2(Py)]n(1)。单晶衍射分析结果显示子代配合物(1)"遗传"了前驱体配合物(Q)的一维长链结构。我们还进一步研究了反应前后配合物的配位方式、bbbm配体构象变化及其催化性能变化。     

新型2-(芳氨基乙基氨基)苯甲醇的合成及其杀菌活性

2-氨基苯甲醇及其衍生物是一类很重要的具有双官能团的化合物,在有机化学和药物合成中具有广泛的用途。本文主要提供了一种简单、有效合成2-(芳氨基乙基氨基)苯甲醇类化合物的方法,同时测定了目标化合物的杀菌活性。溴乙酰芳胺与2-氨基苯甲醇经N-烷基化反应生成2-[(2-羟甲基苯基)氨基]乙酰芳胺类化合物3,然后经LiAlH4还原生成了一系列结构新颖的2-(芳氨基乙基氨基)苯甲醇类化合物5a~5i,产率为76%~95%。用IR、~1H NMR、~(13)C NMR和元素分析等对产物结构进行了表征。目标化合物的杀菌活性结果表明,在测试浓度下,大部分显示中等至良好的活性,化合物5e对辣椒疫霉病菌的抑制活性达73.0%。     

铜卟啉合成及其敏化二氧化钛光催化剂的制备——一个大学化学综合性实验

介绍了一个大学化学综合性实验——铜卟啉合成及其敏化二氧化钛光催化剂的制备。该实验是一个科研转化的大学生综合化学实验,内容包括铜四苯基卟啉的合成、铜四苯基卟啉敏化二氧化钛光催化剂的制备,以及光催化剂对水中有机污染物的降解。通过本实验,可以拓宽学生的化学专业知识,提高学生的综合实验操作技能,激发学生对科学研究的兴趣,培养学生的科研探究能力。     

聚苯氧基磷酸联苯二酚酯/聚磷酸铵膨胀阻燃剂对环氧树脂阻燃性能影响研究

以聚苯氧基磷酸联苯二酚酯(PBPP)与聚磷酸铵(APP)组成复合阻燃剂,对环氧树脂(EP)进行阻燃改性.通过氧指数(LOI)、垂直燃烧(UL-94)、热失重(TGA)、锥形量热(CONE)和扫描电镜(SEM)等方法研究改性环氧树脂的阻燃性能和阻燃机理.结果表明,PBPP/APP体系对EP具有较好的阻燃性能,阻燃剂添加量为10%时能使环氧树脂的氧指数提高到29.6%,垂直燃烧等级达到UL94 V-0级,残炭量大大增加;平均热释放速率下降45.7%,热释放速率峰值下降51.0%,有效燃烧热平均值下降21.1%;TGA、CONE、SEM等综合分析显示了PBPP/APP改性后的环氧树脂比纯环氧树脂具有更高的热稳定性,燃烧后能够形成连续、致密、封闭、坚硬的焦化炭层,在聚合物表面产生有效覆盖、隔绝了氧气,改善了环氧树脂的燃烧性能.     

聚谷氨酸苄酯-g-(聚四氢呋喃-b-聚异丁烯)共聚物的微观结构与形态

通过可控/活性离子聚合方法设计合成一系列不同共聚组成的聚谷氨酸苄酯-g-(聚四氢呋喃-b-聚异丁烯)的新型嵌段接枝共聚物,即PBLG-g-(PTHF-b-PIB),研究共聚物中支链(PTHF-b-PIB)长度及接枝密度对主链PBLG玻璃化转变温度、α-螺旋二级结构及其转变的影响,研究支链中PTHF链段长度对其双端受限的玻璃化转变及凝聚态结构的影响.结果表明:PBLG-g-(PTHF-b-PIB)共聚物中刚性主链保持α-螺旋二级结构;随着支链长度增加或接枝密度增加,主链PBLG的α-螺旋二级结构特征峰逐渐减弱,玻璃化转变温度逐渐提高,α-螺旋结构发生转变的焓值逐渐增大;在确定接枝密度的情况下,随着支链中PTHF链段长度增加,共聚物中双端受限的PTHF链段结晶逐渐增强,结晶熔融温度及熔融焓均增加;在确定支链中PTHF链段长度的情况下,随着接枝密度增大,支链间链段相互排斥,PTHF链段结晶逐渐减弱.